Eli And The Thirteenth Confession
by Laura Nyro
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Eli And The Thirteenth Confession is ranked as the best album by Laura Nyro.
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Eli And The Thirteenth Confession track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Eli And The Thirteenth Confession rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Glitterboiii | Top 45 Music Albums of 1968 | 22/45 | 3 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | January 2022 (2 B deleted) | 28/93 | - |
| 2026 | Untitled | Top 33 Music Albums of 1968 | 8/33 | 4 |
| 2026 |  flamingyesdept | Top 60 Chronologically | 4/65 | - |
| 2026 | flamingyesdept | Top 100 Greatest Artists | 24/100 | - |
| 2026 | Rivera | 901-1000 | 96/100 | - |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 79/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Weepingguitarman | Top 38 Music Albums of 1968 | 32/38 | 1 |
| 2026 |  baystateoftheart | Top 66 Music Albums of 1968 | 10/66 | 4 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 90 Music Albums of 1968 | 66/90 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 250 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,388 | |||
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Eli And The Thirteenth Confession ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/01/2026 10:33 | flamingyesdept | 2,945 | 77/100 |
| ! | 06/22/2026 07:39 | AledJames | 1,712 | 69/100 |
| ! | 03/21/2026 00:55 | Gedi | 367 | 83/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.5/100, a mean average of 78.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.9.
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Eli And The Thirteenth Confession forum mentions
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Eli And The Thirteenth Confession comments
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An absolutely stunning record. Eli, is constantly overlooked and underrated, it is simply one of the greatest albums ever. Fusing pop, jazz, folk, and, soul, Nyro creates something wholly original and continually uplifting. Every song is a mini masterpiece, including, sweet soul picnic, and my favourite track, sweet blindness. Nyro's voice is excellent throughout, as is her piano playing. This is an excellent album that deserves way more attention than it has now. Everyone should have a copy. Brilliant. (Edited)
kingofwine 02/20/2013 19:47 | #65628 | TOP COMMENT
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If you have not heard her music then you have not heard the voice of GOD. Her talent is beyond comprehension. I only wish I had heard this album earlier than I did so I could have enjoyed that much more. (Edited)
I discovered Laura Nyro 30 years later than I should have done and resent the time that her music was not part of my life - she's that good. This album contained Sweet Blindness and Stoned Soul Picnic which were to be big hits for the 5th Dimension and are truly wonderful pop songs. But the album is more notable for the introspective ballads and sublime vocals which give the album a warmth and freshness that is very rare. Many of the songs contain clever changes of tempo and Laura vocal gymnastics stay just the right side of self indulgence (Edited)
I fully endorse the comments by garycottier and you can see the warmth in the comments of everyone who "finds" this album - first listen for me Jan 2021 over 50 years after release. It was really her shunning of stardom that probably means she isn't as well known and popular as she deserves. Although I did check if she was "recognised" in things like Hall of Fame - and she got there eventually (Edited)
flamingyesdept TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/26/2016 16:03 | #166953 | TOP COMMENT
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Her best and among the very greatest ever made, truly brilliant inspired stuff by a barely 20-year old - stupidly underrated! (Edited)
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